I am, and always have been, pro-life. I believe every life, including the unborn, has dignity, and my voting record will always reflect that belief. I have consistently been supportive of banning abortion.

During my time in Congress, I have strongly opposed public funding for abortion, helping to introduce the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which passed the House in 2017. That bill would establish a permanent government-wide ban on taxpayer funded abortions, including prohibiting abortion subsidies in the President’s healthcare law. Additionally, I cosponsored legislation President Trump signed that empowers states to defund Planned Parenthood.

While I believe life begins at conception – and have backed legislation that would define life as such - I was glad to be part of passing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks.

Other critical pro-life provisions I’m fighting to see enacted include:

The Heartbeat Protection Act, which protects unborn children whose heartbeats can be detected since the heartbeat is a universally recognized sign of life.

The Conscience Protection Act, which prohibits all levels of government from discriminating against healthcare providers based on their refusal to participate in abortion.

The Investing for Tomorrow Act, which allows parents to name their unborn children as beneficiaries of 529 education savings plans.